(this is very obsolete now) Dinner and Dancing in Toronto ============================= There is no place where you can dine and dance whenever you feel like it. Especially if you like good music. If you find a place that should be on the list, please tell me! Depending on what your priorities are between music, food, atmosphere, and dancing, the following are pretty much it: Old Mill Old Fashioned Conventional Fancy. Mo-Sa. Hugh's Room Great Music. Good food. Not inexpensive. Check schedule to see if music is to your taste. Danube Suabian Club, 1686 Ellesmere Rd E/McCowan 290-6186 Every Sunday, 1700-2100 DanceTea $5 Excellent German Food. Large dance floor. Variety of ballroom dance music -- mostly post-1950 German pop. (Sometimes live, which may or may not be better than DJ) Occasional Waltz and Polka. This is a dance. Very unpretentious dancing. Harmony Club Every Friday, Buffet Dinner and Ballroom Dancing Colony Hotel Occasional Big Band dinner/shows with dancing. Bamboo, 312 Queen Street West (416) 593-5771 Mostly Reggae. Sometimes "swing". Good food. Not pricey. Tiny (usually empty) dance floor. Reservoir Lounge Very smoky bar. Loud. Busy. Good music. Small dance floor. Good food, not cheap. Packed on weekends. HAMILTON Big Band Showdown Convention Centre A few times a year. Excellent! Well worth the trip to Hamilton. ================================================================= [Lindy Hop across Canada|Lindy Hop across the Border|Dance Events] Dovercourt Ballroom -- non-commercial -- see dance calendar for events Reservoir Lounge, 52 Wellington E. 955-0887 (has become very "popular" especially on weekends. SMOKY!.) Cameron House, 408 Queen St just West of Spadina 703-0877 Eclectic/bizarre decor. No food. Very informal. Smoky. No dance floor; tiled, uneven; beware of drunks and kamikaze waiter Beware of broken glass and spilled drinks. Red Lion -- Jarvis Street Winchester Tavern, 537 Parliament 929-1875 Palais Royale1601 Lakeshore Blvd great dance hall! historic sprung dance floor unfortunately, this has been taken over by the city, who is *not* operating it as a ballroom. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, 923-8137 good dance floor, good atmosphere One of the best (kept secret) venues in town. Dancing On King 79 King St E - dance studio 955-0504 Danube-Swabian Club 1686 Ellesmere Rd E/McCowan 290-6186 Estonian Club 958 Broadview Church of St George 205 John St Russian Hall 823 Manning 656-2711 Eastminster Church 310 Danforth Trinity College, Seeley Hall Naval Club Argonaut Rowing Club Algonquin Island Clubhouse St Lawrence Hall 157 King E OSHAWA Jubilee Pavilion Great Hall Rameses Temple Lithuanian Hall Ukrainian Hall Rex Hotel Winchester Arms 2300 Yonge St. Silver Dollar Room Tony Hornick's Dance Locations